Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.05/cwt on 44 head, up $13.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −17.52 against this barn's trailing median of $386.57.

Average price

$369.05

▲ 13.97 vs prior sale

44 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs FL average

−30.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	375.46	1,995	34
Medium and Large 2	525	347.26	1,823	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.20/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $386.57 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

369.05

—

FL average6 barns · 235 hd

369.70

−0.65

National average152 barns · 9,581 hd

399.46

−30.41

This barn, trailing median17 sales

386.57

−17.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,685	197.21	3,323	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	146.26	1,790	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,223	124.15	1,519	44

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	626.84/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,711	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,005	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	344.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	385.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	409.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	450.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	347.26/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	345.84/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	413.16/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	386.96/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,439	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	340.23/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,436	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	386.22/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	374.82/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,556	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	415.41/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	375.24/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	515.70/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	473.11/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,329	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	453.40/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,682	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	409.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	449.69/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	579.46/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	310.62/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	549.72/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,781	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	325.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	578.72/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	419.59/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	494.42/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,597	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	389.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,980	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	455.54/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	521.11/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,407	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	326.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	489.52/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	664.97/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,456	9
Bulls	—	—	2,055	227.85/cwt	225.00–231.00	4,682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	197.21/cwt	192.00–206.00	3,067	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	117.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,335	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	128.50/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,653	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	146.26/cwt	135.00–173.00	1,790	45
Bulls	—	—	1,585	179.70/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,848	7

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Sep 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 701Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 165Year ago 232

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	219	640.00–700.00	664.97
13	250–300	273	610.00–640.00	626.84
12	300–350	323	570.00–590.00	579.46
12	350–400	368	480.00–500.00	489.52
10	400–450	420	440.00–470.00	455.54
12	450–500	458	400.00–420.00	409.84
20	500–550	508	380.00–400.00	389.85
14	550–600	565	350.00–360.00	354.91
9	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	326.56
6	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	319.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	560.00–600.00	578.72
17	300–350	324	540.00–560.00	549.72
15	350–400	371	440.00–470.00	453.40
18	400–450	415	410.00–430.00	420.12
12	450–500	468	360.00–390.00	375.24
10	500–550	525	335.00–360.00	347.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	500.00–530.00	515.70
10	350–400	365	400.00–430.00	415.41
9	400–450	411	370.00–400.00	386.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	500.00–540.00	521.11
20	300–350	323	480.00–510.00	494.42
10	350–400	373	440.00–460.00	450.34
12	400–450	420	400.00–420.00	409.64
12	450–500	463	370.00–400.00	385.41
12	500–550	520	330.00–360.00	344.57
9	550–600	564	320.00–330.00	325.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	281	460.00–490.00	473.11
10	300–350	325	440.00–460.00	449.69
12	350–400	365	410.00–430.00	419.59
24	400–450	415	360.00–390.00	374.82
13	450–500	474	330.00–360.00	345.84
11	500–550	519	300.00–320.00	310.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	400.00–430.00	413.16
13	350–400	372	370.00–400.00	386.96
19	400–450	422	330.00–350.00	340.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,055	225.00–231.00	227.85
6	—	1,555	192.00–206.00	197.21
7	—	1,585	175.00–183.00	179.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,133	115.00–120.00	117.86
26	—	1,286	124.00–134.00	128.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,224	135.00–173.00	146.26

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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